The Joys of Getting Older
The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan
The Midpoint
4.3 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
School’s out, and so is the rule book! This summer we’re bringing you a special mini-series which takes you on a trip through the archive, showcasing the best snippets from our vast and varied line up of guests. Each week we’ll be focusing on a topic that’s particularly pertinent to those of us at the midpoint, and this week we’re celebrating the joys of getting older.
There’s still a pervading sense of pessimism when it comes to the mainstream narrative on ageing, but the chats on this podcast over the last three years have proved that most midlifers are anything but! Celebrities and experts all agree that there are so many good things that come with midlife. In this episode, you’ll hear the likes of Sharleen Spiteri, Colin Murray, Edith Bowman, Trevor Nelson, Zoe Lyons, Nihal Arthanayake, Phil Neville, Olivia Williams, and fitness expert, James Smith, being positively old!
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| 0:52.6 | Hi, it's Gabby here. Welcome back to the Midpoint. |
| 1:00.7 | So much of the conversation around aging still focuses on the things we lose, |
| 1:05.2 | or the things we can't do anymore. And yeah, don't get me wrong, there are some downsides. |
| 1:09.4 | For example, I'm talking to you right now, wearing glasses a few years ago. |
| 1:13.3 | I have more to pair of glasses now. I've got about four pairs, and I can never find them, |
| 1:17.5 | and that maybe is something else to do with getting older. But what I've also found is that |
| 1:20.8 | so many of the guests I've chatted to in the last three years are hugely positive about all the |
| 1:25.4 | things they've gained in midlife, and the wisdom that they've mined along the way. |
| 1:30.0 | So I thought I'd dedicate a whole episode to being positively old. |
| 1:34.0 | The joys of getting older and invite you to take a trip through the archives with me. |
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